BRENT: Astronomers and planetary scientists have been waiting with bated breath for the first detailed close-up images of Ceres, the solar system’s largest asteroid. Now, with NASA’s Dawn spacecraft approaching closer each day, tantalizing new color imagery has revealed new details of the geological processes that formed Ceres.
Orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter, Ceres is also given the somewhat controversial classification “dwarf planet”. The Dawn spacecraft eased into orbit around Ceres a few weeks ago, and has since then been slowly circling across the dark, night-side of Ceres away from the sun. As the spacecraft begins to creep within sight of the day-side of Ceres, we wait for more detailed images of the “white spots” and other intriguing features seen during the spacecraft’s initial approach.
ICCI and CDA to join hands for tree plantation drive in Capital
ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) in collaboration with the Capital Development Authority (CDA) would jointly launch a...